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Friday, December 28, 2012

Being crafty is what I do and taking a break - and clearing all of my sewing paraphernalia from my sewing area - doesn't come easily. And so, I cast on a knitting project on 23 December for some social knitting and several consecutive nights of marathon knitting, only to finish this shawl by 27 December.

As with most of my knitting projects this shawl - Daybreak by Stephen West - is an easy and well written pattern, suitable for beginners with some basic knitting experience. Once you get the general idea of the placement of the pattern increases, progress is quick.

The magic of this shawl and it's rainbow of colors is all in the yarn. I used Kauni Effektgarn yarn (alternated with solid yarn) which is a long repeat self striping yarn, with beautifully dyed saturated colors. It was a pleasure to watch the changing colors glide through my busy hands and the impact that each color change made upon the quickly growing shawl.

Both shawls are lovely! I'm a knitter, but no way could i get that large a project done in such a short time! I'm going to add your Mom's shawl to my favorites on Ravelry. Lovely knitting & perfect blocking! Happy New Year!

I love Daybreak. It's wildly addictive. I've made two, but as I've given one away, I'm tempted to make another one. The Effektgarn looks amazing. I fall deeper and deeper in love with that lovely sheepy yarn.

Wow! You are talented. Isting that quilters do more than just quilt? My husband has no hobbies, which I just can't understand. I don't sit still unless I am at the computer. Off to make my "Beauty & The Beast" Cake for a 3 year-olds Birthday!

Beautiful and almost inspiring enough to make me use sock yarn.....almost ;) My only other attempts at sock yarn have ended up in the frogged pile.But still, your work, whether on needles or sewing machine, is amazing.